Names Like Demetrius — Find Similar Baby Names
Demetrius is a 9-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Gift From Demeter”. This page collects 107 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Demetria and Demarcus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ius like Pius and Caius, and names sharing the “demeter” concept like Ceres and Dimitrie.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Demetrius
2 baby names that differ from Demetrius by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Demetrius’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
9-Letter D-Names Like Demetrius
24 names that share Demetrius's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Demetrius's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Demetrius
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Demetrius.
Names That Rhyme with Demetrius
18 baby names that share Demetrius's last 3 letters — -ius. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pius | Pious | Swiss | Male |
| Caius | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Laius | Myth Name (Father Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
| Darius | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Dolius | Myth Name (A Shepherd) | Greek | Male |
| Epeius | Myth Name (Maker Of The Trojan Horse) | Greek | Male |
| Iasius | Myth Name (Mother Of Atalanta) | Greek | Female |
| Julius | Jove's Child. | French | Male |
| Lucius | A Roman Emperor | Arthurian | Male |
| Lueius | A Roman Emperor | Arthurian | Male |
| Marius | Hammer | Romanian | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Scottish | Male |
| Brenius | A Supposed King Of Britain | Arthurian | Male |
| Darrius | He Who Upholds The Good. | Greek | Male |
| Egidius | Youthful | Dutch | Male |
| Icarius | Myth Name (Gave Wine To The Citizens Of Athens Who Mistook It For P... | Greek | Male |
| Persius | Myth Name (Son Of Danae) | Greek | Male |
| Phemius | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Demetrius
16 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Demetrius — Dem-. Good for parents who like Demetrius's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demi | Abbreviation Of Demetria - The Mythological Goddess Of Corn And Har... | English | Female |
| Deman | Judge | Anglo | Male |
| Demas | Popular | Greek | Female |
| Demario | Masculine Form Of The Greek Damaris Gentle. | Spanish | Male |
| Demason | Judge's Son | English | Male |
| Demelza | Fortified. A Place Name In Cornwall. | English | Female |
| Demothi | Talks While Walking | Native American | Male |
| Dempsey | Proud | Gaelic | Male |
| Demarcus | English | Male | |
| Demasone | Judge's Son | English | Male |
| Demetria | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Harvest) | Greek | Female |
| Demissie | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Destroyer." | African | Male |
| Demophon | Myth Name (Son Of Theseus) | Greek | Male |
| Dempster | Judicious | English | Male |
| Demodocus | Myth Name (A Blind Bard) | Greek | Male |
| Demogorgon | Myth Name (Thought To Be The Name For Satan) | Greek | Male |